03 Aug 1883
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1883
Page
1
A sprawling jumble notes events from a Mayorsville murder and a Brooklyn fire to rail accidents and world incidents. It references a rapist lynching, trolley and shipwrecks, earthquakes, yellow fever scares, strikes, and political races in New Hampshire.
Reports detail a derailment on the Eastern railroad near North Troy Vermont with a passenger car and engine wrecked. One Derby man fatally injured and four others seriously hurt while rescue efforts continue after two freight collisions near North Pownal.
A sequence of brief items details a jail break in Mayorville leading to D. W. Prissell's arrest for rape, a Galveston pavilion fire with casualties, Ford’s arrest in Kansas City linked to Jesse James era crimes, and other varied incidents from Calais to Denver including factory failures and a fatal railway accident.
Cairo reports eight hundred eighty seven cholera deaths in Egypt on Wednesday with 257 in the capital. In the U.S. context Austin F. Pike wins the New Hampshire Senate ballot. Telegraph workers strike disrupts the Mexican National railroad while Western Union reports many operators back at work. Ontario Manitoba border dispute escalates with arrests and police mobilization. A Kansas discovery reveals a long buried skeleton on an island bank, with gruesome skull fractures alarming locals.
Naples reports King Humbert providing money and provisions after a strong earthquake and ongoing relief. Havana notes yellow fever on the mer ida, while Goodwood sees Miarder's Minstrel win the Crawtwood Cup. Bridges open in Denver as Union Pacific and Denver Rio Grande share risk, and Pueblo workers strike for higher wages amid a refining plant standstill.
The Denver Tribune reports a new bridge across Cherry Creek at Wewatta Street used jointly by the Union Pacific and the Denver and Rio Grande. The construction sped after the South Park bridge failure, with the grade raised and the track promptly laid for northbound and incoming trains.
A correspondent describes a journey from the Heart of Arizona toward Alimquerqiy, noting varied landscapes, a growing mineral belt with gold, copper and silver, and prospective railroad impacts. Towns along the line, including Alingiaengie, emerge as future metropolitan centers with timber, agriculture, and trade potential.
The Devers Journal presents a chaotic overview of stock movements with mentions of wheat, dairy, cattle and ship shipments. It notes August activity, prices, receipts and various regional correspondents while listing merchants and markets in vague terms.
The article reports on the Millennial Exposition crowds and rail rates, with Albuquerque contributions to the New Mexico Exposition and Driving Park Association. It notes donations, planned installments in July August September, and details of local figures supporting the event and related church activities.
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